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Volunteer Intern
San Francisco, CA
May 2014 - Present (10 years)
* Assist artists in residence with product design, development, and prototyping.
* Create embedded Instagram feed to enrich website experience and drive social media engagement.
* Lead creative workshops including wreathmaking and candlemaking to encourage customer participation.
* Build merchandising displays, design vivid signboards, and create sidewalk art to engage public.
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Outreach Artist
San Francisco, CA
Jun 2011 - Present (12 years 11 months)
* Design projects and activities to highlight the artistic potential of reclaimed materials.
* Lead creative reuse workshops in partnership with San Francisco schools, the Exploratorium, Maker Faire, and the California Academy of Sciences.
* Design teaching materials to assist teachers in bringing creative reuse into the classroom.
* Conducted over 30 educational and artistic public workshops using a broad range of reclaimed materials.
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Mission Systems Engineer
SPACE SYSTEMS/LORAL LLC
Palo Alto, CA
Jun 2011 - Present (12 years 11 months)
* Support design, testing, and integration of ground systems hardware and software products.
* Develop and validate visual control procedures and automated scripts for satellite operations.
* Provide on- console technical support during launch and orbit raising.
* Led subsystem performance assessment and restarted development of a dormant satellite program.
* Maintained consistency of spacecraft databases throughout department restructuring.
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Flight Controller, Integrated Communication Systems
Houston, TX
Jan 2009 - Oct 2010 (1 year 9 months)
* Supported eight space shuttle missions to the International Space Station and Hubble Space Telescope; managed all onboard communications, imaging, and data systems.
* Designed and delivered visually engaging training presentations and lectures.
* Performed user experience research on proposed Orion spacecraft crew interfaces. Key Achievements
* Resolved contingencies without compromising progress of mission operations or the safety of shuttle crew.
* Supported training scenario development and simulator facility troubleshooting as crew substitute.
* Recognized with a commendation for innovative and responsive contributions towards resolving equipment malfunction during mission STS-131.
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Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant
Boca Raton, FL
Jan 2007 - Dec 2008 (1 year 11 months)
* Investigated methods and designed simulations for enhancing data transfer quality of multi- user wireless networks over variable- quality communication links
* Developed methods for biometric analysis, facial recognition, computer vision, and image processing
* Designed senior communications laboratory course materials; additional teaching work in C++, Matlab, and Introduction to Engineering